{"id":2154,"date":"2008-07-28T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2008-07-27T21:33:54","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T01:33:54","slug":"what-it-is-72808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-72808","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 7\/28\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Finished Against the Gods<\/a>\"\", Camp Concentration<\/a>\"\" and Bottomless Belly Button<\/a>\"\" this week, but haven’t decided what to read next. Maybe Archy & Mehitabel<\/a>\"\". I oughtta catch up on the past 2 issues of Monocle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> 22 Dreams<\/a>\"\" (Paul Weller), and West Indian Girl<\/a>\"\" and 4th & Wall<\/a>\"\" (both by West Indian Girl)<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story<\/a> (eh), Yankees-Red Sox and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Red Stripe<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Allegedly, I’ll be going to the shore on Tuesday and the Springsteen show at Giants Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> That I truly am Jersey. And that my brother’s visiting (hence the Springsteen\/shore stuff)!<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> That I truly am Jersey.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Can I get shots for this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Finished Against the Gods, Camp Concentration and Bottomless Belly Button this week, but haven’t decided what to read next. Maybe Archy & Mehitabel. I oughtta catch up on the past 2 issues of Monocle. What I’m listening to: 22 Dreams (Paul Weller), and West Indian Girl and 4th & Wall (both by … <\/p>\n

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